Regional Capacity Expansion Planning of Electricity and Hydrogen Infrastructure: A Norwegian Case Study

The impact of hydrogen production, transmission, and storage is examined for a regional energy system in Norway. To this end, the optimal investment decisions are determined using a combined electricity and hydrogen capacity expansion model, which is expanded to include hydropower production. A case study of a regional energy system located in the Haugaland region of southwestern Norway is presented. This study analyses the driving factors behind the investment decisions of hydrogen production, storage, and transmission. Results of the case study indicate that hydrogen storage investments are influenced by varying hydrogen demand, while the locality of hydrogen production is influenced by the location of hydrogen demand, electric generation and the transport cost of both electricity and hydrogen. © 2024 Elsevier B.V.

Author keywords
Capacity expansion planning; Energy systems optimization; Hydrogen